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Rail News: November 2003
November 26
CN adds to acquisition roster by bagging BC Rail bid Read More »
Sound Transit contemplates light-rail vehicle contract Read More »
KCS cuts year-over-year car hire costs nearly in half Read More »
Union Switch & Signal obtains Sacramento RTD contract Read More »
Joyce joins NS' board Read More »
RSI names Gillespie transit committee chair Read More »
Energy bill stuck in Senate until January Read More »
TMCA solicits entries for 2004 Trannys Read More »
November 25
Pursley's pending retirement means more changes to CSX's management line-up Read More »
Bill to repeal federal fuel tax stalls in Senate Read More »
UP to lift temporary speed limit through Illinois town Read More »
CSXI's December fuel surcharge to match November's 3.6 percent Read More »
November 24
BMWE petitions FRA to improve adjacent-track protection Read More »
Port Authority opens temporary World Trade Center station Read More »
BLE/Teamsters organize sixth short line in 15 months Read More »
WMATA improves blizzard-battling readiness Read More »
Canadian Labor Congress umpire flags UTU for 'raiding' CPR workers, BLE says Read More »
Shanghai system could be prototype for proposed California-to-Nevada maglev, state commission says Read More »
CSXT grants terminal railroad trackage rights to Peach State port line Read More »
Transportation institute releases 2001 report on U.S. regionals/short lines Read More »
November 21
KCS wrapping up infrastructure improvements on Meridian Speedway Read More »
House committee introduces TEA-21 reauthorization bill Read More »
Federal fuel-tax repealing bill making headway in Senate, AAR says Read More »
WMATA to adjust public-service advertising guidelines Read More »
Favorable interest rates, business outlook enable CPR to prepay pension plan costs Read More »
SEPTA given props for revamped workers' compensation program Read More »
BC Rail union: CN deal would benefit Class I's coffers but place jobs in peril Read More »
WMATA awards computer-upgrade contract to ARINC Read More »
Canada to help fund study of three B.C. rail corridors Read More »
November 20
Weekly traffic report: Major roads picking up carload pace Read More »
Twin Cities & Western promotes Wegner to senior VP/GM post Read More »
Racine Railroad Products purchases FCI USA's hydraulic tool line Read More »
November 19
CN's Heller to head English Welsh & Scottish Railway Read More »
NJ Transit extends light-rail system, opens station two years early Read More »
BNSF, utility resolve 'discovery' differences in rate case, STB says Read More »
Federal, state labor departments certify SEPTA maintenance apprenticeship program Read More »
Intermodal: Terminal locations continue to mount for CSXI's, UP's STAX program Read More »
Buffalo & Pittsburgh to acquire inactive CSXT Pennsylvania line Read More »
Schneider National honors NS' service strides Read More »
November 18
Canadian Pacific's Dodge to retire in March 2004 Read More »
Los Angeles MTA, ATU reach tentative agreement, end 35-day strike Read More »
RailAmerica promotes Conklin to North American COO post Read More »
BNSF reorganizes mechanical department Read More »
Trinity Industries completes financing for rail-car-lease portfolio Read More »
Decision '03: ACACSO elects officers Read More »
November 17
Canadian Pacific sells Waterloo Spur to Wisconsin & Southern Read More »
$1.2 billion tentatively approved for Amtrak in FY04 Read More »
3Q financials: Coal, containers propel net income at Providence and Worcester Read More »
House, Senate conference committee approves $75 million for Sound Transit's Central Link Read More »
BNSF finishes final '03 phase of Panhandle subdivision double-track project Read More »
SEPTA, Delaware River Port Authority obtain funds to improve security Read More »
UP picks Jacobi for VP-Western Region post Read More »
RMI unveils Web-based service for shippers Read More »
November 14
Indiana Rail Road builds new tracks to alleviate commuter delays at crossing Read More »
Chicago Transit Authority receives FTA grant for Brown Line project Read More »
Rate case reparations: BNSF to pay Texas utility $3.4 million, plus interest Read More »
NJ Transit nears completion of light-rail project Read More »
Australasian rail association issues draft of fatigue management code Read More »
Utah Transit Authority completes double-track project Read More »
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority seeks input on capital plan Read More »
November 13
Same statistical story: Intermodal traffic's up, carloads remain flat - AAR data Read More »
ASLRRA releases Timmons' first-year president report Read More »
Revenue and expenses up, net income down for Pioneer Railcorp Read More »
November 12
From rail to barge to Havana: Distributor to transport Montana beans to Cuba through Corpus Christi port Read More »
Sound Transit begins Central Link construction Read More »
BNSF intermodal hubs post lift records Read More »
South Florida RTA to test DMUs Read More »
Year-end financials: Greenbrier records revenue, profitability growth Read More »
CTA amends proposed budget Read More »
Washington Group adds long-time transit advocate Alexander to mid-Atlantic team Read More »
November 11
Streamlining CSX to eliminate three management layers, up to 1,000 non-union jobs Read More »
NS unable to determine impact STB's ruling will have on earnings Read More »
UP to speed trains through Texas town Read More »
GM Electro-Motive to market Chromium products Read More »
Wabtec Corp. names price for secondary offering of common stock Read More »
November 10
NS, BLE ink pact to continue tying compensation to corporate performance Read More »
ATU rejects Los Angeles MTA's final wage and benefit offer Read More »
UTU members ratify health care pact Read More »
Los Angeles MTA awards cab signal system contract to Union Switch & Signal Read More »
FRA proposes rail-car reflector rule Read More »
Amtrak's 'Julie' receives travel facilitation award Read More »
November 7
NS seeks to minimize train-handling variations, save fuel with locomotive event-monitoring system Read More »
Houston METRO to proceed with transit solutions plan Read More »
AAR data: October best-ever month in U.S. road' intermodal history Read More »
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority restructures fares Read More »
CN to build 100 more box cars by April Read More »
SAB WABCO obtains brake system contract from ALSTOM Read More »
NS charges Duke Energy 'reasonable' coal rates, STB says Read More »
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic promotes three executives Read More »
November 6
CSXT's Giftos to retire in March; Gooden to assume commercial duties Read More »
NS to absorb voluntary-separation program costs in the fourth quarter Read More »
Louisville & Indiana names Boyd roadmaster Read More »
Third-quarter report card: Trinity Industries' rail-car business gains offset by construction-product group's losses Read More »
China pegs ImageMap to provide nine track-geometry vehicles Read More »
November 5
Intermodal: NS, UP tweak the Blue Streak Read More »
Senate approves FY2004 transportation funding Read More »
President Bush pegs Buttery, Mulvey as potential STB nominees Read More »
ALSTOM, Siemens obtain contract from Belgian Railways Read More »
Parkinson-led investment firm purchases RailAmerica short line Read More »
WMATA offers safety information to passengers Read More »
Greenbrier subsidiary to manage billing of BNSF's rail-car repairs Read More »
Bombardier/Flour consortium obtains Florida high-speed contract Read More »
Johnstown America lands its largest 2003 car order Read More »
November 4
Shipper survey shows Thoroughbred is making service-improvement strides Read More »
BNSF readies mainline for peak season traffic boom Read More »
CSXI, UP add container program to Mexican trailer service mix Read More »
Investor outlook: Expect a U.S. Class I stock-price resurgence in 2004, UBS Warburg says Read More »
Candover sells Pandrol to French engineering firm Read More »
Short line to purchase CSXT track totaling 93 miles Read More »
November 3
FECR, NS aim to improve Chicago-to-Miami intermodal service Read More »
New York MTA unveils final proposed FY2004 budget Read More »
Four for four: CPR again attains Chrysler Group's top honor Read More »
Nashville to begin commuter-rail project next year Read More »
Federal rail funding bill scheduled to ARRIVE in the Senate Read More »
Temporary PATH station to open ahead of schedule Read More »
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic appoints Klemm engineering VP Read More »
LA MTA rejects ATU's request for binding arbitration Read More »
Florida intermodal council adds Barr as advisor Read More »
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